Eton College School Hall

The upgrade of Eton College's beautiful Grade II-listed Memorial Hall, built in 1908, centred around improving the acoustic experience for audiences and performers, while preserving and celebrating the venue's historic features. It's a beautiful restoration that demonstrates how inventive, technical solutions can breathe new life into historic buildings, and connect the past with the future.

Working closely with Hopkins Architects, we provided MEP consultancy and designed a discreet, mechanical ventilation system to deliver high standards of comfort, while remaining invisible and inaudible to the audience and performers. 

Before the work began, the hall was struggling to adapt to it's many different uses throughout the school day, suffering from a lack of ventilation and also acoustic disturbance from the nearby Heathrow flight path. The upgrade also included the addition of a new movable floor to allow the transition from a flat-floor venue to raked seating, for an improved audience experience. Room acoustics were addressed with increased absorption, an acoustic array at high level, and acoustic reflectors to the hall perimeter that focus the sound upon the audience.